be sociable , but not clannish(qún ér bù dǎng)

be sociable , but not clannish

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Q ú n é RB ù D ǎ ng, which means to get along with the crowd and not to form a private party. From the Analects of Confucius, the Duke of Wei Ling.

Idiom explanation

Group: group. Keep in touch with the crowd and not form a private party.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Wei linggong: "a gentleman is reserved but does not fight, and the masses do not fight."

Idiom usage

Examples

In the epitaph of Duke Duke of Qi, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, written by Quan Deyu of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that "the office is a pivot, people like to accommodate things, but not the party."

Chinese PinYin : qún ér bù dǎng